Flag of the Portuguese Armed Forces
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| Country | Portugal |
| Name | Portuguese Armed Forces |
| Native Name | Forças Armadas Portuguesas |
| Caption | Flag of the Portuguese Armed Forces |
| Branches | Army
Navy
Air Force |
| Headquarters | Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas |
| Commander-in-chief | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Commander-in-chief Title | President of the Portuguese Republic |
| Minister | Augusto Santos Silva |
| Minister Title | Minister of National Defense |
| Commander | Luís Vasco Valença Pinto |
| Age | 18 |
| Conscription | Volunteer |
| Manpower Data | 2005 est. |
| Manpower Age | 18-49 |
| Available | 2,435,042 |
| Available F | 2,405,816 |
| Fit | 1,952,819 |
| Fit F | 1,977,264 |
| Reaching | 67,189 |
| Reaching F | 60,626 |
| Active | 44,900 |
| Ranked | 74th |
| Reserve | 210,930 |
| Amount | 2,67 billion EUR (2009) |
| Percent GDP | 1.6% (2009) |
| Domestic Suppliers | OGMA, INDEP |
| Foreign Suppliers | United States
France
Germany |
| History | Military history of Portugal |
| Ranks | Portuguese Armed Forces ranks and insignia |
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The armed forces of Portugal, commonly known as the Portuguese Armed Forces (Forças Armadas Portuguesas) encompasses a Navy (Marinha), an Army (Exército) and an Air Force (Força Aérea). The President of Portugal is the formal Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces but in practice they answer to the Portuguese Government via the National Defense Minister.
The Portuguese Armed Forces are charged with protecting Portugal's sovereignty and interests, and supporting international peacekeeping efforts. As the armed forces of one of NATO's founding nations, Portugal's military has been an active participant since 1955.
Recent operations have included patrolling the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia (since 2009), the war in Afghanistan (since 2005), intervention in East-Timor (1999 � 2004), in Guinea-Bissau (1990, 1998 and 1999), Angola (1992) and ongoing peacekeeping responsibilities in the Balkans and Lebanon. Bases are maintained throughout Portugal, both on the mainland and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores.
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